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Takeaways From CinemaCon 2024: Not Enough Movies, Too Much Testosterone
No way around it — this is going to be a painful year at the box office. The hope in the room (and there was some) is really about 2025 and 2026
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At Sundance, Behind the Exit of CEO Joana Vicente Looms a Larger Crisis
Vicente failed to articulate a vision for the premier independent film festival, insiders say, but much more is on the line
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Waxword
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Will Search Be Generative AI or Blue Links? Actually, It’s Both.
The real search battle isn’t gen AI vs. links, it’s when to show each format.
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What Ari Gets: $25 Million, a Plane and the End of the Endeavor Mega-Dream | Analysis
The hard-charging Hollywood agent dreamed of running a global entertainment company. It lasted three years.
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Survivors of Hamas Massacre at Nova Music Festival Struggle to Rejoin Life
“It’s not a normal trauma,” says the lead therapist at a retreat to help the young attendees
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The ‘Tectonic Shift’ in Media That Changed Perceptions of Israel: ‘What’s Left Is a System Run by Activists’
“The press has been gutted. The bureaus have shrunk, and into that vacuum have come ideological voices,” says Matti Friedman
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Can Demis Hassabis Save Google?
The DeepMind founder has a track record of insane AI breakthroughs. Can he do it within the Google mothership?
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Without Content, OpenAI’s Sora and Generative AI Tech Are Useless. So Shouldn’t Artists Get Paid?
While tech unicorns are everywhere, there is a distinct lack of media and entertainment ones.
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An Israeli Director Feels ‘Stabbed in the Back’ by the Global Left
Gidi Dar warned his own compatriots that their infighting was making them vulnerable to attack. But his deeper disappointment is with the West
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Here’s How Google’s Generative AI for Newsrooms Product Will Work
Google wants to help journalists write stories with generative AI. Will it succeed?
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Spotify and Penny Per Stream Royalties: Is the Cure Worse for Artists Than the Disease?
Steve Jobs created the music industry’s long-standing basic economics. Now Congress’ new proposed bill may actually hurt, not help, artists
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Will Search Engine Traffic Really Drop 25% by 2026, As Gartner Predicts?
Gartner VP Alan Antin on the company’s prediction that search engine traffic is about to fall off a cliff.
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A 6-Step Hollywood Action Plan For Sora’s Generative AI Wake-Up Call
Here is an entertainment industry “cheat sheet” to minimize risks and maximize opportunities
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After Elon Musk’s Lawsuit, No More Illusions About OpenAI
The company’s promise of openness didn’t extend far beyond the name. It was a recruiting tactic
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LA Times’ First-Ever Power List on Hold, Subject of Publisher Clash With Former Editor | Exclusive
The project, which was more than a year in the making, originated with former executive editor Kevin Merida
